checker fiddleneck vs Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Amsinckia tessellata compared with Perognathus merriami

Key Differences

• checker fiddleneck is Not Evaluated while Merriam’s Pocket Mouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	checker fiddleneck	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Boraginales (Boraginales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Boraginaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Amsinckia	Perognathus
Species	Amsinckia tessellata	Perognathus merriami

Conservation Status

checker fiddleneck

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	checker fiddleneck	Merriam’s Pocket Mouse
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

checker fiddleneck

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (7 countries).

Merriam’s Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

checker fiddleneck

The checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) is a species in the genus Amsinckia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.